I enjoyed this post. I feel like I shared some time in your head with you for a few minutes.
I like the story of the Anthropomorphic Succulent that would kind of play the protagonist if this were fiction. It's not human but it can be fun to think of it as having some of our traits. I'm thinking of animals and trees and yes, sometimes plants that were recreated in our image in fairy tales and cartoons. Maybe even in religious texts. I seem to recall a purposefully deceptive talking snake near the beginning of one book.
Anyway, thanks for the cool post that got me thinking about Anthropomorphism! :)
Ha, you're right. I didn't realize I was doing that, but it's true, anthropomorphism does play a huge role in our earliest myths and stories. It's brilliant since it shows us the earliest civilizations wrestling with all these abstract, huge concepts, and trying to turn them into bite-sized, tamable knowledge. And here we are, doing this to this day. Thanks for making me think about that, as well :D